During his tenure on Council, Shields was recognized for his expertise in municipal finance, planning, zoning and land use matters. He secured its passage on November 16, 2010, by a unanimous 9-0 vote. In August of 2010, he introduced the Community Rights Ordinance that banned fracking in Pittsburgh - the first such ban in the world. Prior to his public service, he was an environmental law paralegal at two prestigious law firms that focused on corporate clients.
Part 4 will present a look to the future for fracking here in PA and proven solutions for citizens in order to protect the character and health of their communities.ĭoug Shields’ career in Pittsburgh’s City Council (1992-2012) spanned 20 years, serving twelve years as a Chief of Staff to Councilman Bob O’Connor and, eight years as a Member of Council, serving two terms as President of Council. Part 3 focuses on the fracking industry’s impacts on our health and environ- ment. Part 2 The politics of fracking the 2010 Pittsburgh ban unprecedented industry lobbying the PA Oil & Gas Act of 2013 and, municipal governments fighting back, winning big, while the PA Supreme Court gives life to a long dormant PA right to clean air and water. Part 1 provides a review of how the 2005 federal Energy Act exempted fracking from environmental law how and why fracking came to Pennsylvania and, early impacts upon Pennsylvania’s physical and political landscape. This four-part course takes an in depth look at fracking in PA. Here is the course description to be found at page 66 of the catalogue: “Journey into PA’s gas-rich Marcellus Shale with former Pittsburgh Council President Doug Shields.” TITLE: Fractured Gas - Fractured State: A History (Zoom) I do hope you consider participating in the course in March. I have provided the appropriate links below. Please feel free to sign up for the course.
I think the class is limited to 35 but I am open to adding more if possible.
The class will be on Zoom so, you don’t have to wear a mask and you can sip your favorite beverage too. > Message from Jan Milburn, Westmoreland Marcellus Citizens’ Group, Facebook, December 10, 2021ĭear Friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances, I am happy to let you all know that I will be conducting a 4-part course at CMU’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Fractured Gas – Fractured State: A History, beginning on Maat 11:00 A.M. Carnegie Mellon Life - Long Learning Course in March 2022 Life - Long Learning Class on the History of Fracking with Doug Shields
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